Nora Ciantro, 70

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Nora Ciantro, 70, of Eltingville, who was devoted to her family and enjoyed collecting dolls, died Thursday at home.

Born Nora Sullivan in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, she graduated from St. Joseph's High School in her native borugh. She moved to Eltingville in December 1998.

Mrs. Ciantro loved to collect dolls. She also was fond of animals and supported many animal charities.

She was a parishioner of Holy Child R.C Church in Eltingville.

Surviving are her husband of 48 years, Phil; her son, Philip; her daughter, Pamela Cangelosi, and five grandchildren.

The funeral will be Monday from the Casey McCallum Rice South Shore Funeral Home, Great Kills, with a mass at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Angels R.C. Church, Brooklyn. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Pleasant Plains.